Category Archives: Sports

Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman paused when the issue of the men's and women's teams' ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer came up in his pre-game availability Monday ahead of a CONCACAF Nati...
Mar 27, 2023

Cerundolo upsets Canada's Auger-Aliassime in Miami Open third round
MIAMI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Miami Open after being upset 6-2, 7-5 in a third-round match with Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Cerundolo, ranked 25th in Miami, scored a cruc...
Mar 27, 2023

Hockey Canada ordered to hand over report on 2018 allegations to Parliament
OTTAWA - The House of Commons' heritage committee unanimously passed a motion Monday directing Hockey Canada to hand over a report from an investigation into allegations of sexual assault involving me...
Mar 27, 2023

Again taking path less travelled nets Canadian historic Bassmaster Classic victory
It's not much to look at and about as exciting to watch as paint drying, but it's a technique Canadian Jeff Gustafson has parlayed into big success on the pro bass circuit. On Sunday, the Kenora, Ont....
Mar 27, 2023

After returning to the World Cup in Qatar, Canada men look to win trophies this year
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman says his team's ambition is simple this year - to win trophies. The 53rd-ranked Canadian men can take a step closer to that goal Tuesday when they host No. 81 Hondu...
Mar 27, 2023

Queen's Plate-winning jockey Steve Bahen calling it a career
TORONTO - Jockey Steve Bahen, who rode 82-1 long-shot T J's Lucky Moon to a stunning victory in the 2002 Queen's Plate, retired Monday. Bahen, a 56-year-old Montreal native, had been pondering retirem...
Mar 27, 2023

Olympian Kylie Masse embraces leadership role at this week's Canadian swimming trials
TORONTO - When Kylie Masse looks around the pool deck at Toronto's Pan Am Centre, she sees a lot of friendly, familiar faces from Canada's swimming community. But what the 27-year-old Masse doesn't se...
Mar 27, 2023

Ontario's labour ministry reviewing CFLPA's workers' compensation concerns
TORONTO - Ontario's labour ministry says it's reviewing concerns brought forward by the Canadian Football League Players' Association and other professional athlete unions. A spokeswoman for Monte McN...
Mar 27, 2023

Calgary Flames sign first-round pick Matthew Coronato to entry-level contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed first-round draft pick Matthew Coronato to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old from Greenlawn, N.Y., just capped his second season at Harvard, ...
Mar 26, 2023

Toronto Six beat Minnesota Whitecaps 4-3 in overtime to win PHF Isobel Cup
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Minnesota Whitecaps turned heads when they swept the powerful Boston Pride in the Premier Hockey Federation playoffs. And they really captured the Toronto Six's undivided attention ...
Mar 26, 2023